wanted to fund and keep the government operating. it s been traditionally the democrats who have done that in the face of opposition from republicans like ted cruz and newt gingrich in the past who have tried to shut down the government. what we have going on right now is a situation where we have a president who just said last may that we need a good government shutdown. he said that on twitter just last may. a president who said just seven years ago that if there is a shutdown, that the people don t care about whether it s the republicans or democrats in congress. they look to the president for leadership. we have a president who sold himself as being this master negotiator. i got it. listen, i m going to say the same thing. again, we keep talking about the blame game. this is why i keep wanting to know what s going to happen, who s going to reassure the american people. there s the senate floor. they are negotiating right as we speak there. you see it before your very eyes. let me